RH Line: Calls printed Jan. 7

Posted:
01/06/2013 08:16:52 PM MST

Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill

"The trouble with the government helping in disasters (is) really quite simple: People only care about disasters that happen to them. There's nothing wrong with the government helping people in Colorado with all the fires we had this summer. I think most people in Colorado were all for that. But they don't want see their money wasted on say, Katrina victims in New Orleans or people on the East Coast, New York, that were hit by Hurricane Sandy. See, with everyone it's all about me, me, me and we don't care about anyone else. So if doesn't happen to us, it's not important."

"Today, more than two months after Hurricane Sandy devastated the New York and New Jersey shores, we all know it was and still is the Republicans holding up funding needed to help Sandy's victims. But just wait, come the midterm elections in 2014, we will hear how all of this delay was caused by Obama and the Democrats. Memories are short, by then people may believe it."

Background Check Requirements

"Gun control promoters want to close the gun show loophole where background checks aren't required. The feds passed a background check requirement giving the states the option to use the FBI check or set up their own. Colorado politicians set up ours. Now the instant check taking seconds takes weeks in Colorado. Obviously, buying a gun at the gun show is the best option, thanks to the Colorado State government and their laws."

Violent Content

"Stop glorifying every bullet coming out of a gun on the front page of every newspaper. Restrict violent content on video games, TV and movies and maybe we will help stop programming these zombies into violence and the American people to think we need to take away guns from innocent citizens."

Overgrown Goodwill

"I was calling about the Goodwill. I've noticed that it's been really over-packed, really no place to park. ... They have outgrown their building. It sure would be nice to see them somehow leave that building and go over to Albertson's, where it's been vacant for over five years. It would be nice to use that property to expand."

Accident Cleanup

"I was calling about the accident cleanup. I've also noticed that accident cleanup is getting to be where they hardly do it at all or if they even bother. But my understanding is it is the tow truck driver's responsibility to clean that up and they get a pretty penny for picking those cars up and I believe they should do a little better job of cleaning up after cars that they pick up."

Gun Control Debate

"According to some, the more guns we have in this country, the safer we are. But we have more guns in the U.S. per person than any other country, and our homicide rate is over three times higher than the rest of the world. So with so many guns around and the ability for anyone to obtain guns, why would we expect the murder rate or mass killings in this country to fall?"

Recycle for Free

"Here's a little FYI to the public, who may not know: I had an old TV I wanted to recycle and I went down to the landfill ... to dump some cooking oil, and I asked them how much they charged and they said $15. I said, 'Well then I'll take it to Best Buy because I don't think they charge anything,' and he goes, 'Oh yeah, they do, they have all kinds of stipulations.' Well, they don't. So folks, you can go recycle for nothing, you don't have to pay the city $15 because they're ripping us."

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